Biography & Memoirs on page 5

A year of letters written by James Stafford Thorpe to his wife Jessie Redhead during his service mainly on Ship Island, during the U.S. Civil War (Compiled & transcribed by Laura Thorpe Hall).

Events in my life from being bullied in school to over coming that hatred and going on to becoming a criminal investigator in the US Army and design engineer after retirement from the service. Then going on to restoring old tractors, becoming Michigan’s 2000 ASA senior archery state campaign and 13th in the world in Atlanta in 2000. This is only the tip of the iceberg of my life. I have been all over the planet.

Events in my life from being bullied in school to over coming that hatred and going on to becoming a criminal investigator in the US Army and design engineer after retirement from the service. Then going on to restoring old tractors, becoming Michigan’s 2000 ASA senior archery state campaign and 13th in the world in Atlanta in 2000. This is only the tip of the iceberg of my life. I have been all over the planet.

A memoir chronicling five decades in the life of a tobacco-growing farm family in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in northwest North Carolina. Written by Dr. Cleve Hollar, former superintendent of schools in Yadkin County, this book draws not only from his own experiences and memories but also from those of many of the members of his large extended family to provide an intimate look at everyday life on the farm and in Yadkin’s historic communities of Huntsville and Courtney. In addition to the raising of tobacco and other crops, activities such as hunting, moonshining, cooking, gardening, and beekeeping are all vividly described, as are local schools and religious and social li ...

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As a boy,he dreamed of reaching the stars;as a man, he realized his dream. From a village in the Carpathian foothills of Austria-Hungary to a small town in the rolling hills of southeastern Ohio, this is one Central European family's "Great American Story".

I originally published this book in April 2015. Now, in this print edition you get all the great content from before plus a new forward, updated prices, etc, from 2021. I've went on dozens of trips from 2010 to 2015 – California, Georgia, Vermont and even Kaua'i island. If I had a hundred dollars for each time someone asked me, “How can you afford to travel all the time?” . . . then the title of my book would be different. In 2012 I lived on $5,000. In 2014 I lived on $7,000. When I say “lived on,” I mean everything. That's even before taking the taxes out! Despite my income, my wardrobe and diet is organic. Needless to say, these little details have surprised people I know, es ...

More than 100 years ago, a very small but brave girl names Marie boarded a large ship named "Holy Olaf" with her family. She was eight years old and she was leaving her home in Denmark to start a new life in the United States. This is the true story of Marie and her journey.

Even though Karen was raised within a couple of two-parent households ( her parents and grandparents) her insight about marriage was very limited. She began her lessons in the early stages of, “for better or worse and in sickness and in health” some of which made her feel like “til death do us part”. As Karen reflects on some of the incidents that were the downfalls of her marriage, she also gives insight on how she was also able to utilize those areas of despair to develop her strength, self-love, and a personal relationship with God. Join her as she declares her freedom from what once held her bond. At a young age, just like many girls I had my own vision of marriage. The envisioni ...